Documentary Screening: Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World

This event is in person. Join us for a special screening of the PBS documentary, Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World.

Documentary Description:

Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World is an incredible narrative of struggle, triumph and resistance that will be brought to life through the lens of an art form that has chronicled the emotions, experiences and expressions of Black and Brown communities: Hip Hop. In the aftermath of America’s racial and political reckoning in 2020, the perspectives and stories shared in Hip Hop are key to understanding injustice in the U.S. over the last half-century.

Authored by Public Enemy’s Chuck D, who famously labeled Hip Hop as “the Black CNN” for bringing the stories of the street to the mainstream, this story will include personal testimonies of the MCs, DJs, graffiti artists, filmmakers, politicians and opinion formers who created and shaped its direction as it grew from an underground movement in the Bronx to the most popular music genre in the U.S. and the fastest growing genre in the world today. Featuring interviews from A-list talent like Killer Mike, Will.i.am, Monie Love, Ice-T, Roxanne Shante, MC Lyte and many more, the series will paint a portrait of the unique relationship between Hip Hop and the political history of the U.S.

Please note we will only be showing the first episode. We will also be highlighting book recommendations and resources surrounding Hip Hop.

For Teens and Adults

This screening of Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World was made possible by PBS.

Host or Publisher Pelham Parkway-Van Nest Library